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Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
New details released in 2023 murder of San Bernardino teen
Nearly two years after an 18-year-old was gunned down in San Bernardino, police are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect. Erick Gomez was shot on the night of Sept. 4, 2023, on the 2100 block of North Sierra Way, and until now few leads have developed. On that night, San Bernardino Police Department officers responded to a 911 call around 9:48 p.m. and found Gomez suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. 'The victim was sitting inside of a vehicle parked along the west side curb of North Sierra Way when a dark-colored sedan drove up,' said SBPD Detective Retamoza. 'The suspect got out of the vehicle and fired multiple rounds into the vehicle, striking the victim.' Gomez was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Retamoza said. No arrests have been made in the 20 months since Gomez was shot and killed. But on Thursday, police released new details uncovered from recently reviewed surveillance footage. Police say the video showed a Hispanic man wearing a black hoodie and gray shorts approach the victim's vehicle moments before the shooting. He was then seen leaving the area in a black sedan. Investigators believe this man may be the person who shot the 18-year-old, or has some connection to the killing. At this time, there's no known motive for the killing of Gomez, who was a resident of San Bernardino. Police released some of the imagery from the new surveillance footage on the Department Instagram page Thursday. Anyone with information about the deadly shooting is urged to contact SBPD Detective R. Retamoza at 909-384-4934, or Sergeant E. Campos at 909-384-5613 Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Yahoo
Girl body-slammed by San Bernardino police officer speaks out
A 17-year-old girl said she was "hurt everywhere" after a San Bernardino police officer threw her to the ground in a filmed arrest that has gone viral. The teenager, identified only as Erin, showed wounds to her face and chin at a news conference Sunday. 'I'm just in a lot of pain," she said in footage broadcast by ABC-7. "My head, my whole body. I'm not the same person I was.' In a video circulated widely on social media, three officers stand guard while a fourth tries to handcuff Erin, then slings her to the ground face first. The person filming yells, "Hey!" and walks toward the girl, who is lying on the asphalt bleeding. Two officers extend their batons and yell for the person filming to back up. Erin's mother, Tanya Brownridge, said she wanted a straight answer from the San Bernardino Police Department about the arrest — and hasn't gotten one. 'They gave us three different stories," Brownridge said at the news conference. "One to me, one to my mom, one to my sister. I just want justice. That's it.' In an unsigned statement posted on the department's Facebook page, San Bernardino police officials said Erin was arrested the afternoon of May 21 in the 500 block of West 2nd Street. An officer detained the teenager on suspicion of trespassing and "attempting to fight others," the statement said. The officer, who wasn't identified, cuffed one of Erin's hands before she tried to pull away, prompting him to use a "take down maneuver," the officials said. Erin was treated at a hospital for a cut chin and scraped face, the officials said. They added that officers use force "based on behavior, not on age, gender or race." Supervisors are now reviewing whether the officer's actions were "necessary, reasonable and within policy," the officials said. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Yahoo
Girl, 17, injured in brutal body slam by police in Southern California
Footage of a violent arrest last week that has since gone viral on social media shows a police officer brutally body slamming a 17-year-old girl who was reportedly handcuffed. The May 21 incident occurred in the parking lot of the San Bernardino Food4Less grocery at around 2 p.m., according to Najee Ali, a spokesperson for the family who spoke at a Sunday press conference outside the San Bernardino Police Department. Police said they were called to the area on reports of a person trespassing and someone actively trying to fight other people inside the Food4Less. Cellphone video captured the moment the teen, standing face first against the police cruiser, was lifted off her feet and viciously slammed to the ground by the officer. The young Black girl, a San Bernardino resident who has only been identified as Erin, suffered several injuries during the incident and required immediate medical treatment for a dislocated wrist and cuts to her chin and face that required stitches. 'He should not even have had his hands on her, but he picked up my child like she was a ragdoll and slammed her to the ground,' Erin's father, Christopher Crowser, said. 'I want justice.' Man, 31, in U.S. legally for 12 years ripped from family, detained by ICE In the cellphone footage, another officer standing in front of the officer who slammed the teen to the ground is seen releasing his metal baton as the person filming appears to try and get a better view of the girl while she's on the ground. As for the 17-year-old herself, she says the violence has traumatized her. 'Since that day, I've been in a lot of pain and I'm scared to go to sleep,' she explained. 'If I walk outside, even just taking out the trash, I'm scared because I don't know what's going to happen to me.' In a statement by San Bernardino Police Department officials, the officer had only been to handcuff one of Erin's hands when she reportedly began to pull away and walk off, and that's when the officer used the takedown maneuver. Erin's family believes the entire situation was mishandled, and they are calling on State Attorney General Rob Bonta to lead a thorough investigation into the incident. 'It's not right,' Erin's grandfather, Michael Phillips, said. 'I don't blame all the police. I just want that one that felt compelled to slam my granddaughter.' An attorney representing the family told KTLA that they intend to file a lawsuit against the police department. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Yahoo
Several injured in public transit bus crash in Southern California
Several people were rushed to the hospital after a public transit bus crashed into a vehicle in San Bernardino Tuesday afternoon. The incident, which was captured on a nearby business's surveillance cameras, occurred just before 5 p.m. in the 1400 block of South E Street. Police said the collision was caused when the driver of a white Toyota Corolla attempted to cross into the bus lane just as the bus, which was carrying passengers, was approaching. Footage of the incident shows the Omnitrans bus hitting the driver's side of the Toyota causing the vehicle to skid sideways down the roadway before rolling over the curb. 'Narrating her own murder': Man, 39, guilty in gruesome O.C. stabbing of ex-girlfriend It is unclear how many people were injured and in what conditions they were in, but officials with the San Bernardino Police Department said both passengers on the bus and in the Toyota sustained injuries. No word on whether the driver of the Toyota will be facing charges or if alcohol and or drugs may have been a factor in the crash. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Miami Herald
07-04-2025
- Miami Herald
Dad accused of threatening juvenile son dies in police shooting, CA cops say
Police fatally shot a father accused of threatening to kill his son, California officials said. Officers 'pleaded' with the father to drop his knife and tried 'several de-escalation methods,' including a Taser and bean bag rounds, the San Bernardino Police Department said in an April 7 news release. But the man, whose name wasn't released, 'continued to ignore commands and actively resisted all de-escalation measures. He then swung the knife and began running back toward the residence, at which point an officer-involved shooting occurred,' police said. The father was taken to a hospital, where he later was pronounced dead, according to police. The shooting happened April 5 after a relative called police and reported that the father was threatening the son, police said. The son's age wasn't released, but he was described by police as a 'juvenile.' The police dispatch center also got calls 'from uninvolved citizens reporting that an adult male was armed with a knife and chasing a juvenile in the street,' according to police. San Bernardino is about a 65-mile drive east from Los Angeles.
